The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

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Country: USA
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
Release: 1939-11-11
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Norman Reilly Raine (1894–1971) , Æneas MacKenzie , Maxwell Anderson (I) (1888–1959)
Language: English
Stars: Bette Davis (1908–1989) , Errol Flynn , Olivia de Havilland , Donald Crisp (I) (1882–1974) , Alan Hale , Vincent Price , Henry Stephenson (1871–1956) , Henry Daniell , James Stephenson , Nanette Fabray
Runtime: 106 min
Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. 5 nominations total
AKA: Elisabeth och Essex (Sweden) , Günstling einer Königin (Austria) , Vasilissa Elisavet (Greece) , Las vidas privadas de Isabel y Essex (Venezuela) , Elisavet kai Essex (Greece) , Elizabeth ja Essex (Finland) , Elizabeth the Queen (United States of America) , Günstling einer Königin , Elisabet ja Essex (Finland) , Частная жизнь Елизаветы и Эссекса , Szerelem és vérpad (Hungary) , Приватне життя Єлизавети та Ессекса (Ukraine) , The Knight and the Lady (United States of America) , Vieţile particulare ale lui Elizabeth şi Essex (Romania) , Dronningens Elsker (Denmark) , The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (United States of America) , Günstling einer Königin (Germany) , La vie privée d'Elisabeth d'Angleterre (Belgium) , Erzsébet és Essex magánélete (Hungary) , Isabel de Inglaterra (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Dronningens elsker (Norway) , Mi reino por un amor (Argentina) , Het privéleven van Elisabeth en Essex (Netherlands the) , The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (Canada) , Il conte di Essex (Italy) , La vida privada de Elisabeth y Essex (Spain) , Prywatne życie Elżbiety i Essexa (Poland) , The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex , Meu Reino Por um Amor (Brazil) , Het private leven van Elizabeth en Essex (Belgium) , La vie privée d'Elisabeth d'Angleterre (France, French Republic) , Mi reino por un amor (Mexico) , The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (United Kingdom) , Essex and Elizabeth (United States of America) , Elizabeth and Essex (United States of America) , 女王エリザベス (Japan)
Plot: This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England, Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex. Ever the victor on the battlefield, Devereux returns to London after defeating Spanish forces at Cadiz. Middle-aged Elizabeth, so attracted to the younger Devereux but fearful of his influence and popularity, sends him on a new mission: a doomed campaign to Ireland. When he and his troops return in defeat, Devereux demands to share the throne with the heir-less queen, and Elizabeth, at first, intends to marry. Ultimately sensing the marriage would prove disastrous for England, Elizabeth sets in motion a merciless plan to protect her people and preserve her throne.
IMDB:tt0031826